transmute

C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape

US /trænzˈmjut/ UK /trænzˈmjuːt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to change in form, nature, or substance into something else

Grief can transmute, over years, into a quiet wisdom.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to change in form, nature,... transform convert change alter metamorphose mutate

Opposites

preserve retain

Word family

Derived forms transmutabletransmutertransmutation

Related forms mutate mutable commute permutation

Etymology

From Latin transmutare ('to change from one condition to another'), from trans- ('across, beyond') + mutare ('to change').

transmutare Latin trans Latin mutare Latin

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Topics

Nature & Landscape

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# transmute

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /trænzˈmjut/
**IPA (UK):** /trænzˈmjuːt/

## Meanings
1. to change in form, nature, or substance into something else

## Examples
- Grief can transmute, over years, into a quiet wisdom.

## Synonyms
- transform
- convert
- change
- alter
- metamorphose
- mutate

## Antonyms
- preserve
- retain

## Derived Forms
- transmutable
- transmuter
- transmutation

## Related Forms
- mutate
- mutable
- commute
- permutation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: transmutare
- Root: trans
- Root: mutare

## Etymology
From Latin transmutare ('to change from one condition to another'), from trans- ('across, beyond') + mutare ('to change').

## AI Etymology
Transmute comes from Latin transmutare ('to change from one condition to another'), from trans- ('across, beyond') + mutare ('to change'). The prefix supplies the first semantic turn, while the base carries the lexical core of the word. As a verb, it means "to change in form, nature, or substance into something else", so the modern sense keeps the older action or relation visible. Relevant historical forms include Latin transmutare, Latin trans, and Latin mutare. Derivative forms include transmutable, transmuter, transmutation; related words include mutate, mutable, commute, permutation.

## Topics
- Nature & Landscape

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